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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Surnames of Navy Battles-Civil War. Page 3.

This is page 3., of a continuing list of Surnames in navy battles and as always if you have any question on any of these names or reports, you can write to me my address can be found in my profile.

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GULF BLOCKADING SQUADRON.

UNITED STATES FRIGATE SANTEE,Of Galveston Bar, Texas, November 15, 1861.

Names given in this report was by HENRY EAGLE, Captain.

Henry Garcia, seaman, was killed.John L. Emerson, coxswain, died on the 10th instant from the effects of wounds.------------------------------------------

UNITED STATES FRIGATE SANTEE,Of Galveston Bar, Texas, November 12, 1861.

Names given in this report was by HENRY EAGLE, captain.

Killed.

Henry Garcia, seaman.John L. Emerson, coxswain, died on the 10th, from his wounds.

UNITED STATES STEAMER Somerset,Off Gedar Keys, Florida, October 4, 1862.

Names given in this report was by S. J. DRAPER, Acting Assistant Surgeon.

Wounded dangerously.

Henry Everett, captain of after-guard, wounded four places with buckshot, one entering the abdomen below the umbilicus, passing through the left thigh, one lodging in the left ankle, and one in the right arm.

Randolph Cooke, seaman, wounded in the throat, a shot passing throughlarynx and oesophagus into the left side of the neck.

Wounded severely.

James O’Niell, seaman, wounded in four places with buckshot, two passing through the left thigh, one through the left arm near the wrist, and one striking the chest without penetrating.

Willis H. Hines, seaman, gunshot wound of the left arm, a musket ball passing through the deltoid muscle.

John Willard, seaman, gunshot wound of the right arm, a buckshot passing through the forearm, between radius and ulna.

Thomas Wilson, 1st ordinary seaman, gunshot wound of the left arm, a buckshot passing nearly through the deltoid muscle.

Wounded slightly.

William E. Dennison, acting master and executive officer, stick on the right hip by a spent ball.

Frederick Block, struck on the forehead by a spent buckshot.------------------------------------------------------------------

Special mention of Thomas Flood, (boy.) who acted as my aid on time bridge, he was swept from my side along with the signal quartermaster, Murry, who had his leg shot away by a shell which burst near them.

William Cooper, ordinary seaman, shell man of No. 2 gun, deserted his station, and was twice hauled out from behind the forward bitts by the men of our ship.-----------------------------------------------------

UNITED STATES STEAM-SLOOP BROOKLYN,Mississippi Ricer, off New Orleans, April 26, 1862.

Names given in this report was by JOHN De CAMP, Commander United States Navy.

Mr. George W. Cole, master’s mate, was killed by a cannon shot, and he died bravely, shouting to the men not to mind him, but go on with their guns.-----------------------------------------------------------

The company of St. Mary’s cannoniers, eighty-eight strong, alsb came up on the United States gunboat Kennebec.Corporal Murray, of company E, Louisiana regiment artillery. One private from company D, Louisiana regiment artillery.

Names given in this report was by WATSON SMITH, Lieutenant, Commanding First Division.

Killed: James Layer, ordinary seaman, on board the Arletta, native of Isle of Jersey; struck by an eight-inch solid shot.

Slightly wounded, disabled: Michael Brady, carpenter’s mate of this vessel, aged 32, native of New York; struck by a fragment of a shell.-------------------------------------------------------------------

UNITED STATES SCHOONER T. A. WARD,Mississippi River, May 3, 1862.

Names given in this report was by W. W. QUEEN, Lieut. Commanding, in Command of 2d Div. Mortar Flotilla.

Extracts from a report of Assistant F. H. Gerdes, commanding surveying steamer Sachem, to Professor A. D. Bache, Superintendent of the Coast Survey.Names given in this report was by F. H. GERDES, Assistant United States Coast Survey.

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